[Study of sensory involvement and dysautonomia in HIV infected patients. A prospective study of 55 cases]. / Recherche d'une atteinte sensitive et dysautonomique chez des sujets infectés par le VIH. Etude prospective de 55 cas.
Neurophysiol Clin
; 22(5): 417-30, 1992 Nov.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1484521
ABSTRACT
Subclinical impairment of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) is frequent during HIV infection. Nevertheless, little attention has been given to the autonomic nervous system (ANS). We undertook a prospective study of the ANS, exploring 55 HIV+ subjects with non-invasive functional tests for the cardiac ANS. We also made a quantitative study of thermic (small fibers) and vibratory (large fibers) sensibilities. The results do not show any statistically significant difference between HIV+ subjects and control subjects or between HIV+ subjects of groups I, II and III and those of group IV of the CDC classification. However, an individual analysis comparing the results of the infected subjects with those of the control group indicated the presence of functional abnormalities of the ANS (small fibers) in 34.5% of HIV+ patients with an equally frequent impairment of the thermic perception (small fibers) and of the vibratory perception (large fibers). Moreover, the signs of subclinical dysautonomia were more frequent in group IV (48.3%) than in groups I, II and III (19%) showing a progressive accentuation of the troubles during the course of the infection.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Autônomo
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Infecções por HIV
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Transtornos de Sensação
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Neurophysiol Clin
Assunto da revista:
FISIOLOGIA
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NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França